Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 2, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
12,762 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Engine
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB PILOT NOTICED LARGE FLUCTUATIONS IN RT ENGINE TORQUES APPROX 300-400 LBS AT TAKEOFF CLIMB POWER. THEY ELECTED TO RETURN AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE THE GAS GENERATOR SPEED WAS ALSO NOTICED TO BE UNUSUALLY HIGH. THE ENGINE BLEED VALVE WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND A CRACK WAS THEN NOTICED ON A INTERNAL ENGINE P3 LINE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO REPAIR FACILITY.

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